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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: As the Tánaiste will know, the fishing industry is going through a huge crisis, as quota losses have led to many taking the dreaded decision to decommission, which will have further devastating consequences for west Cork's rural towns and villages. Small inshore fishermen are also in deep trouble as the shrimp and velvet crab market has collapsed, leaving them without an income in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Funding (23 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: 4. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding that has been allocated to Cork South-West since the rural regeneration and redevelopment fund grant aid commenced; where it has been allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9426/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Funding (23 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: Rural regeneration funding has been with us for the past number of years. The question is how much has been allocated from the rural regeneration fund to the constituency of Cork South-West and where that money has been allocated since the fund was set up.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Funding (23 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: I thank the Minister for her reply. Obviously, funding to any community is important, and I would certainly welcome any moneys that have gone to the Kinsale library project, Bandon town centre or Sherkin Island. The Minister said, however, that there are 215 projects in total, and I think this scheme has been up and running for about five years. It is incredible, to say the least, that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Funding (23 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: The Minister may be aware of the All-Island Research Observatory, AIRO, report. I hope Cork County Council made her aware of it when she was in west Cork recently. It is an independent report drawn up by the council, which has proved that County Cork has seen the lowest amount of funding over the past 30 to 40 years. County Cork is 40 to 50 years behind on funding in respect of roads,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (23 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: 263. To ask the Minister for Health when a community neuro-rehabilitation team will be established within CHO4 to support the needs of people with neurological conditions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9351/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (23 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: 308. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there will be an increase in local improvement scheme funding in the budget for 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9427/23]

Financial Resolution No.3: Value-Added Tax (22 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: Order from that side. I am trying to talk and that gentleman is interfering with my opportunity to talk.

Financial Resolution No.3: Value-Added Tax (22 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: We know that. They are worn from doing that. Most of the Fianna Fáil Deputies are green today anyway. We all know that and everybody knows that in my constituency. The bottom line is the carbon tax. The Government will hit people with an increase on 1 June and in September and October. Where will it stop? Will the Minister answer me where it will stop? Can he tell me whether I...

Financial Resolution No.3: Value-Added Tax (22 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: I support Sinn Féin's amendment. It is all fine for the Minister to say he is going to extend the excise reductions until 1 June. I see petrol has gone up six cent, diesel five cent and green diesel one cent. In September, it will go up seven cent, five cent, and one cent, respectively. In October, it will go up 8 cent, 6 cent and 3.4 cent, respectively. That is an astonishing rise...

Financial Resolution No.3: Value-Added Tax (22 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: Have a look at where some of those funds are going. Perhaps the Minister will sit down with me and I will go through where some of the funds are going. It is the carbon tax.

Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: We welcome the changes to the TBESS. However, it is difficult for businesses to go through the whole process of applying for it. That is what many business owners are telling me. My colleague, Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, spoke about the energy costs for businesses. It is shocking and it has to be tackled by the Government. Wherever I go, whether to a café or a local shop, I am told by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy (Resumed): Discussion (22 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: I welcome the witnesses today. I have listened to what they have had to say I will make a statement with perhaps a few questions mixed into the statement. They have said we have the lowest planting since 1943 and there is a loss of confidence. For a long time, we have been saying it is a nightmare out there. There have been hardly any improvements. Despite public representative support...

Housing and Evictions: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: Tonight we debate the homelessness crisis plaguing Ireland. It is a crisis that has been growing for more than a decade with no real solution in sight. It is a crisis that is being ignored by politicians and policymakers in government, who have failed to provide any meaningful action to tackle it. It is a crisis that is destroying the lives of thousands of people across the country. I...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (21 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: 176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide the exact carbon emissions derived per annum from the importation of coal from Colombia to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8786/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (21 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: 177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total carbon footprint of the mining, transport and burning of Columbian coal, versus the total carbon footprint of indigenous natural gas and Corrib gas for the generation of a similar quantity of electricity on a per annum basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8787/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (21 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: 179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No.70 of 8 February 2023, if further clarity will be provided; if no cost justification for the increased expenditure can be provided, if he will consult with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8836/23]

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: I fully agree with Deputy Cullinane's amendment. We have been discussing a lot of issues since we started this debate to do with nursing homes and community hospitals. Patient advocacy services are a channel for people who witness or encounter difficult situations, not in every nursing home, but in some and in some community hospitals. Families came to me to say the standards in community...

Civil Defence Bill 2023: Second Stage (15 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: We in the Rural Independent Group would like to use this opportunity to commend the Civil Defence volunteers on their selflessness and dedication during the pandemic and other challenging times or emergency situations. The former Minister for Defence, Deputy Simon Coveney, correctly recognised the immense and enormous role played by these volunteers in Ireland's response to the spread of...

Energy Costs and Windfall Taxes: Motion [Private Members] (15 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: I am disappointed that the senior Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, is not present for this important motion tabled by the Social Democrats. The motion calls, as ours did last November, for a windfall tax, or what we termed: "an excess profit "solidarity tax", as provided for in EU regulation 2022/1854 upon all/any companies and permanent establishments operating within the oil, gas, coal and...